Is This NFL Star Selfish For Saying He Would Prefer The Hall Of Fame Over A Super Bowl Ring?

Recently retired NFL running back LaDainian Tomlinson raised
some eyebrows when he said in a recent interview that if he had
to choose, he would prefer induction into the Hall of Fame over
winning the Super Bowl (via
ProFootballTalk.com).

And the comment has many fans upset and saying this is just
another example of a pro athlete that doesn't care about winning.

“[I'd pick] Hall of Fame player without a ring [over Super
Bowl ring without getting into the Hall of Fame], because you’ve
got to sacrifice so much individually just to be good.”

As fans, of course we want players to desire winning over
anything. But at the end of the day, Tomlinson could have been
one of the greatest running backs of all time (he
was) but that means little if the team around him isn't good
enough to win.

Besides, there are a lot of scrubs out there with Super Bowl
rings. That doesn't make them better players. And that doesn't
mean those players deserved a ring more than LT.